Fresh grad these days

I'm not sure if people that I know are mostly from Public universities so we have the same way of seeing things, or the fresh grads few years after me have unrealistic expectations of their first job. 

First we start with salary. People actually expect to get at least RM2.5k and above as a fresh grad? Well it depends on which company you go to and what kind of degree you hold, (of course people with professional degrees could expect more) but most companies would only offer RM2k. 

If you expect to start buying a house and a car with your own salary once you graduate, you're delusional. Well it's possible if you have parents to help pay for the down payment, but even then, you could only get a car with that pay. 

That's if, you stay at home. If you rent a place by your own, it would cost more. Rent, utilities, and food would take up most of your salary. 

If you expect to be paid a lot, you better expect the stress and 'no life' lifestyle which comes with it. 

A few of my friends earns a lot after a year of working, but they have no time to spend it because of all the OT. With all that work, you would be lucky to be able to stay free during both days of the weekend, and by then, you'd be too lazy to go out. 

With no experience and a bachelor's degree like a lot of other people out there, what makes you think you deserve more than others? 

Let's look at it like this: a degree ensures that you are on a leveled playing field as others. What takes you to the next level is you capability, intelligence, and maturity. 

Start low, and if you're really capable, they'll give you a raise because you'll be an asset. If you want a 9-5 job which pays well, good luck. It's possible to find, but you'd need a lot of Lady Luck's smiling rays to shine upon you. 

That's what J_Fish has to say~ 

The Maze Runner

Pose with book because that's how people "prove" they read.

For the first time ever, I finished a book BEFORE the movie came out. *achievement unlocked*

I was browsing through the Popular Sale in 1U while waiting for the screening of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (thanks Nuffnang!!) and at first, I saw the book set of Game of Thrones on sale, 5 books for RM150. I took it, put it back, took it, put it back a few times, and decided that 5 paperbacks for RM150 isn't that worth the money. So I (sadly) walked away, then I saw the book set for The Maze Runner series + the prequel: The Kill Order. 4 books for RM60. Fair enough.

It took me about 2 weeks to finish the first book. I'm not that much of a book lover, I won't say that to make myself sound "nerdy cook" (unlike a lot of posers out there). I do, however, read occasionally. It's something my parents nurtured us sisters into since we were young. They bought a lot of books for us, (my dad mostly, mom thinks we should just borrow from libraries. They're both right in their own way.)

Now about The Maze Runner. I didn't know what it's suppose to be about. When I first started reading it, I didn't fall in love right away. Everything was vague, and I can't get a mental image.

Now that I've finished, I'm glad I bought the entire set, because the first book ends with a hang. It's saying "To Be Continued..." without using the words. If it wasn't because I finished reading the first book before I went to work, I would have started on the second book.

The Maze Runner is about Thomas, the protagonist who one day woke up in a metallic box with no significant memory at all. The metallic box turns out to be a lift and he was headed to a place called "The Glade", with teen boys (Gladers) running the place. They grow some of their food, and some food and most supplies are sent to them by "The Creators (of The Glade)" through "The Box" a.k.a the lift. None of the boys have any memory of their past, and were all sent to this place for reasons unknown to them. All they know was there's a huge maze surrounding The Glade, and they need to find a way out of it.

They have a good social organization and everyone has at least one duty. Some were cooks, some were farmers, some were builders, etc. The best of the best become the Runners, who are the ones in charge of finding a way out in the maze. Every day they head out, run around in the maze, and come back before the stone doors close. The stone doors close every night, to protect them from the Grievers, machines, or at least something that I imagine as machines that have 1 job: kill the boys, or at least poison them.

Thomas, as the protagonist, is of course different from the other boys. He slowly discovered his "destiny" as the book goes on, and eventually finds a way out of The Glade with some help. Did he manage to save the Gladers is for you to find out.

[Spoilers kinda] (If you're a logical person, you'll know that yes, he did, because there are 2 more books) [Spoilers ends]

The book didn't give a good explanation of everything, but I just went with the flow and read on. In the end, some of the things were explained, but with an invisible "you'll have to read the entire series to understand everything" note attached. Or maybe we're not meant to understand most of the things, maybe they're just plot holes the autor were too lazy to patch up. I'll tell you when I do finish the rest. =X

Was it a good book? It's meant for young adults, so to me, it's not sophisticated enough. If you want to read it, you can borrow it from me. Just make sure I get it back. =p

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~
P.s. I'm interested to see how the film makers make it end without the hanging ending.

When I'm gone

Recently learned how to play this song and it's stuck in my head.

Went to a gathering and talked about a friend who didn't leave his piece of trash boyfriend even though he's a terrible person. Oh I love gatherings.

We didn't like the dude before they even got together and eventually, we left her because of him. She seems contented to be with him so it's not our place to break them apart. Along the way I pick up signs that he's actually worse than I thought, yet the friend stayed on with him and they even got engaged.

Big problems have recently emerged, and it shows that the guy is actually not what we expected. He worse. Yet the friend still stayed with him. We're all curious why she didn't just leave. It's obvious she can do better.

Then I took a step back and I realize: it's because some people really hate change.

And I'm one of them.

I'm in an "abusive" relationship with my job. My family members keep pestering me to change a job, and I know that the company is not giving me any recognition, but I just can't get myself to leave. The thought of having to start anew somewhere else with different colleagues, different job scope, different office rules horrifies me to no end. I really hate change. Any close friend would know that I always order the same thing when I go to a restaurant. It gives me a sense of security.

I do, however, think that everyone has a breaking point. It's just a matter or time when someone breaks down after taking too much sh*t. I believe I have reached mine, and I do hope for my friend's sake, that she reaches her before she take the walk down the isle.

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

Captain America - Afterthoughts

***Written right after premier screening but forgot I can't update a post for at least 48 hours. Okayface. Rescheduled

Can you hear those panties dropping. Or as Iris the black cat puts it: Ovaries exploding.

It's 1am and I had a struggle between sleeping and writing and well since you're reading this, you guess who won.

Captain America. Captain captain captain. Where do I even begin...

Let's start with action.
The entire movie was action packed. Full of explosions and shootings and hand to hand combat, and combinations of those, and repeat. Probably about 25% of the movie was talking. The rest is ping pang powww!!

The story line was nice. There were a few times they made a lot of people 'LOL' for real, and there were a few snigger worthy moments, but nothing significantly worth your 'wtf'. Ok there was one part which I actually heard a collective gasp of realization, but *cough* I guessed it *cough*.

I did enjoy the occasional humour.

Assuming I have extra fast metabolism/ healing like our dear Captain Rogers, here are a few "ovary exploding" moments which I can remember:
1. Whenever Chris Evans/ Captain America smiles
2. When Captain America said 3 French words in his (sexy) manly, deep voice: On va voir. I say Ooooh~~~~~lala~ *fans self*
3. When Chris Evans was... cleaning up. He was wearing a (very tight) T-Shirt and I finally noticed how big his guns were. And by guns, I meant biceps. I think if I stood beside them, they'll be the same size as my face. Not exaggerating.
4. Whenever Chris Evans even comes close to looking into the camera.
5. The rest would require spoilers.

*hater moment* (Ok, I'm not actually a hater, I'm just giving my honest opinion)

Scarlett Johansson is still the ass of the movie. There was this scene, about 3 full seconds dedicated solely to her ass, enough time for me to turn and whisper 'Dat ass' to my movie date. And she did a lot of ass-kicking. A lot of ass was involved. Oh wait, there's more to her than that. There was also... boobs. Acting? I would be kissing ass if I said she acted well. (See what I did there?) There was basically not much acting needed on her part. She says everything with a straight (but pretty) face. Her hair was really ugly too. *bimbo alert* *runs away*

*Runs back*

There were a lot of flashing lights/ explosions. I don't know if sitting on the third row from the front affects anything, but I felt I was at a press conference. By a lot I mean if they made a video solely on the flashing and explosions in this movie, it would probably last about 5 mins.

The fight scenes were quite annoying because you can't really see anything. The camera was zoomed in too much that basically you know they're fighting, but you can't see properly how. I guess that's the new way of filming?

Ok my mind is starting to shut down. Will update if something else comes to mind.

That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~
p.s. Just a hunch, I could be wrong, but I'm guessing Chevrolet is a big sponsor.

There is 1 mid-credit scene, and 1 after credit scene. At the very end.

Bridesmaid preparations!

As I've mentioned before, 
my sister is getting married!!!
In May!!

Bridesmaid dress shopping is not fun. =(

Been to a lot of shops and this is the best I can find since there's a colour code to follow.

And it has to be maxi dress.

I love this colour and maxi dresses, but they're just not so common.

After my sister's wedding there are a lot more coming!!

3 weddings in May, 2 in June, 2 in September.
And that's just for now.

With so many weddings coming up,
 I need to have good if not great skin!! Especially being the bridesmaid. I can't imagine how many picture sessions there are going to be...
Unfortunately my skin has been far from good recently. 
I've had at least 5 pimples growing at the same time and after they were gone, new ones pop up for the past 2 weeks! 
My entire face is covered in red dots.

Spot the Everest of pimples

I really envy the girls who have great, translucent skin! There's a chinese saying "一白遮三丑", which is loosely translated to "fairness is enough to cover 3 types of blemishes". 

My current aim is to get fair skin.

Aaaaand along comes the KOSE Sekkisei Lotion!! It's known as the best whitening product and that sounds absolutely perfect to me.

The main ingredients of this Sekkisei Lotion are:

Oriental Plant Extracts:

Coix Seed Extract which have effects like: increased metabolism, whitening, moisturization and prevention of skin roughness.

Angelica Extract have disinfectant, whitening and moisturizing effects.

Melothria (White Lotus) extract suppress melanin production has whitening effects on the skin

All 3 main ingredients have whitening effect!! It's even good for dull skin.

The best way to find out if it works, is to use it!

The Sekkisei Lotion balances out the skin’s moisture levels, preventing dullness, roughness, and pimples caused by dryness, 
as well as redness caused by sunburn from sunlight, or by the sun’s reflection in snowy areas.

The Sekkisei Lotion

The Sekkisei Mask

The Sekkisei Mask is really easy to use.
1. Open the packet
2. Unfold the mask and place on face for 5-10mins
3. Remove mask and pat remaining moisture onto skin so that it absorbs better!

Boo!

In around 10 mins, the mask becomes dried.

It's not the drippy type of mask.

Absolutely LOVE IT!

 After trying the Sekkisei Mask on, you be the judge. 

Picture on the left is before.

I know I look different without make up.
No need to point it out. =X

It's about the mask! It does help lighten the skin tone.
I think my skin doesn't look as dull, and it looks clearer.

The mask doesn't leave my skin feeling sticky!
It feels smooth and I keep wanting to touch my face.
*perasan mode ON*

The Sekkisei Lotion is sold at every KOSE counter for the prices as below:

200ml- RM170

360ml –RM260

Visit the KOSE Facebook Page to find out more!

And while you're there, take a look at this too.

Ok, since you're nice enough to read till here,

it's giveaway time!!!

To win yourself 1 KOSE Sekkisei Lotion Mask, tell me:

1. What are the 3 main ingredients used in KOSE Sekkisei Lotion Mask?

2. Name one of the benefits of the KOSE Sekkisei Lotion Mask. (Any 1 out of the 9 benefits)

The fastest 24 people to comment with the correct answer will win!

Be nimble and be quick!

The contest will go on for 1 month beginning today.

Also,

KOSE is looking for their very own Cinderella!

Do you have what it takes?

Now start commenting to be one of the winners to walk away with a Sekkisei Lotion Mask!
That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

P.s. *winners will need to collect them from the Nuffnang Office.